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Queque Seco (Dry Cake)
Photo: David Holifield

Queque Seco (Dry Cake)

12 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

852
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
140g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange Juice 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 cup dark rum
  • 1 cup raisins soaked in warm water
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Directions

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1. Preheat oven to 350F. Generously butter and dust with flour 10-inch nonstick Bundt pan, and set aside.

2

2. Place butter in large mixing bowl, and beat until creamy. Slowly beat in sugar a little at a time. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition and until mixture is creamy. Add flour, baking powder and salt alternately with vanilla, orange juice and rum. Drain raisins, and fold into batter.

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3. Beat egg whites until stiff in separate bowl. Fold into batter, and, when smooth, scoop into Bundt pan.

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4. Bake about 1 hour, or until top of cake is lightly browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven, cool on rack for 5 minutes and invert cake onto rack to cool thoroughly.

5

5. To serve, place cake on serving dish, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and complement cake, if desired, with sliced tropical fruits such as sliced mangos,

6

bananas, pineapple and papayas.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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